How to Survive as a Genius Spy in the Game

“His Majesty is calling for you.”

Rudehrn’s words were not a suggestion, but a notification. The tone implied that I should naturally go since the Emperor was calling.

It wasn’t wrong. I knew it was impossible to refuse in the current situation.

However, I couldn’t just be dragged away without a word. I needed to get at least some clue. I carefully examined Rudehrn’s face.

But I couldn’t read any signs from that expressionless face.

“May I ask why I’m being summoned…”

Of course, I wasn’t asking expecting an answer. I was just observing Rudehrn’s reaction.

“Do you need to know that?”

His tone suggested, how dare you ask the reason when the Emperor is calling? In fact, even asking like this was a crime of disrespect.

“No, I was just curious.”

Rudehrn sighed. I could read the discomfort in his gaze as he briefly turned towards the palace.

He seemed uneasy about leaving, even though there were three Sword Masters in the palace right now.

Hmm. There’s no need to make a bad impression by wasting time unnecessarily. I should say I’ll go. As I was about to speak, Rudehrn opened his mouth first.

“I don’t know much either. His Majesty just told me to bring you.”

“Yes. I’ll follow you.”

“That disguise. Can’t you remove it now?”

He was saying this because I was currently disguised. While Rudehrn had sensed me through my winds, the Emperor might feel a bit uncomfortable.

“It’s difficult right now. I can do it inside the palace.”

I couldn’t remove it here without water. I do carry drinking water, but I don’t know how the situation will unfold.

“Follow me. You can remove it when we get there.”

Rudehrn casually turned around and kicked off the ground. He moved away at quite a fast speed.

He didn’t seem worried about me trying to escape.

It was probably confidence that he could catch me if I ran, and the thought that I wouldn’t run since I wasn’t an enemy.

Rudehrn, who was going ahead, slightly turned his head to look at me. He seemed to be wondering why I wasn’t following quickly.

I also quickly kicked off the ground and followed behind him.

Entering the palace wasn’t difficult. Of course, we didn’t enter through the main gate.

As if it had been arranged in advance, a section of the wall was unguarded.

And behind that wall, another Sword Master, Faorn, was waiting.

“…”

We had met once before. Faorn gave a small nod when our eyes met.

I also lowered my eyes slightly in greeting.

Faorn turned around and went into the palace to give some orders, while we waited outside for a moment.

And a little later, we entered the palace. We didn’t encounter anyone in the corridors.

It seemed like a prepared route for when Rudehrn brought me. Probably because we needed to move secretly.

After all, it wouldn’t do for people to see me, officially a devil worshipper and publicly declared as Devil’s Blood in the imperial newspaper after the empress assassination incident, entering and leaving the palace.

‘I am disguised, but they don’t know whether I’m disguised or not on their side.’

What is it? Why did they call me? I quickly racked my brains as I followed.

It probably wasn’t because of saving Erendil. If so, there would have been moves to find me earlier. Could it be…

“Wash up and come out.”

At Rudehrn’s words, I washed off the disguise on my face in a bathroom prepared inside the palace.

I wiped my face with warm water, removed my contacts, and fixed my hair. Like when I was Carl Schurtafen.

Of course, it wasn’t perfectly removed without the special chemicals, but it was enough to be recognizable.

It was the first time in a while showing my bare face to others. I hadn’t removed the disguise even at the lodgings.

I slept with it on because I didn’t know what might happen while sleeping. I washed my face every day, but only briefly removed and reapplied the disguise.

It was hard to get time to think because Rudehrn was watching me from behind. He was looking at me with curiosity.

He seemed quite intrigued by how my appearance was revealed as the disguise disappeared.

“That should be good enough.”

“Yes.”

“Let’s go. It’s getting late.”

He still seemed somewhat uncomfortable. Why, when I’ve entered the palace? The Emperor usually stays up late anyway.

A thought suddenly crossed my mind. Come to think of it, the Emperor’s health wasn’t good at this time.

The Emperor’s death was a bit later in the game, but I couldn’t be certain. Many things have changed now.

There was a good possibility that it was worse than expected.

He must have been under more stress than in the game due to the devil worshipper issue. Anyway, I arrived at the door of the room where the Emperor was waiting.

***

“It’s been a while.”

“Your Majesty, I hope you have been well.”

While I was greeting with my head bowed, Rudehrn whispered something in the Emperor’s ear. I didn’t dare try to eavesdrop with the winds.

This was in front of the Emperor and a Sword Master. It wouldn’t be strange to lose my head for such disrespect.

After listening and nodding, the Emperor looked at me. I couldn’t read what he was thinking.

But health-wise, it seemed my thoughts were correct. He didn’t look to be in good condition.

“First, should I thank you for saving my daughter?”

The question form showed that even he wasn’t sure.

Was he talking about this recent incident, or about killing the Empress? Probably both. I bowed my head again.

“It was my duty as a knight to do so.”

The Emperor looked at me with a sardonic smile. Is this the Emperor’s true face? It was a different pressure from when I faced him as the knight, Carl Schurtafen.

A strange atmosphere. I looked towards the Emperor’s knees, waiting for him to speak.

“I have one question.”

“Please ask.”

“For what reason are you so loyal to my daughter? Even to the point of bearing such disgrace?”

“That is because I am Her Highness the Princess’s guard knight.”

“Is that the only reason?”

The Emperor’s eyes captured me. There was sharpness hidden in his relaxed gaze. Something felt ominous.

It felt like the worst-case scenario I had been imagining might unfold.

“Who do you belong to?”

The question was sudden and heavy.

It felt like my heart dropped. But outwardly, I maintained composure. I must not waver.

“I don’t understand what you mean.”

“What’s visible is perfect. Even though my people tried so hard, they couldn’t find any connection with Haisen.”

The Emperor tapped the armrest with his index finger.

“But there are still many questions. Why you hid your mystic, how you knew about those disrespectful ones’ plans. Even today. Why would a knight from a mercenary background be so skilled in disguise? And why were you near the second prince’s confidants?”

Was that what the whisper was about? It seemed more like he was confirming things one by one to himself rather than asking me. The tension was mounting.

Had he noticed that I had meddled between the princes?

I don’t know. No one saw me move. There shouldn’t be any evidence that I intervened.

But there were many points that bothered me.

Both the fact that I was observing the second prince’s confidants and that I was disguised… But I need to keep my mind straight.

“At first, I thought you were from Haisen. Even if there was no connection, it made sense considering your Mystic Power. But it doesn’t seem like that either.”

“…”

“Last time, even Haisen was very surprised. There had been no prior signs.”

Of course, I hadn’t told Haisen anything. But if the Emperor was this certain…

It seemed to mean there was an imperial person around the duke or Phiri. I should warn them through Denif. If I survive this place.

“I’m not sure what you mean. Winds was an ace up my sleeve that I had been hiding, and I started learning disguise after things turned out this way. I observed the second prince’s confidants because the capital was in an uproar today.”

“The second prince said something interesting today.”

The Emperor continued as if he hadn’t even heard my words.

“He said he saw a report from an informant under our spy saying that the first prince was targeting him. But they said none of their informants had said such a thing.”

The Emperor looked straight into my eyes.

“Was it your doing?”

Sharp old man. Indeed, he wasn’t Emperor for nothing. There was coldness behind that fiery temperament.

He might be able to suspect based on the circumstances, but the Emperor was speaking as if he was almost certain. Could I overturn this?

“No, it wasn’t.”

“It would have been easy even in the palace. Since your mystic is winds. Even if you couldn’t approach my chambers, you would have picked up various information.”

The Emperor smiled.

“Stop wasting time and tell me. Who do you belong to? I really don’t know. Is it truly Haisen? A spy given full authority?”

Tsk. The Emperor tilted his head.

“Such things are rare, but it could be. Even though you’re young, if they recognized your abilities, it’s possible.”

I realized that denying the allegations was of no use. The Emperor was certain that there was something about me.

Right, the Imperial Intelligence Agency isn’t stupid either.

They must have been constantly monitoring me since I came to the palace. They would have noticed the questionable points between my actions.

The most important thing is to make Haisen unrelated to me. It was an extremely dangerous moment.

There’s no warning from Death Avoidance yet, but isn’t that because it depends on how I speak?

“I have a proposal.”

It was the Emperor’s words.

“Regardless of where you belong, as long as it’s not those disrespectful ones, come to the empire.”

My thought was wrong. It was different. The warning didn’t appear because he intended to recruit me.

I wondered what he would do if I were really a brainwashed person, but he must be confident.

“Forgive my impudence, but I cannot do that.”

A spark flashed in the Emperor’s eyes for a moment. I hastily continued.

“Because my heart is already with the empire.”

“What nonsense is that?”

“My loyalty lies with the empire and Her Highness the Princess. If you ask why the Princess, it’s because helping Her Highness is the way to help the empire.”

I deliberately exhaled a deep breath. It was to make him wait for my words.

“And I am not a person belonging anywhere. However, from now on, I wish to tell you the truth.”

“Speak.”

“I have lied to the world once. About my parents. I said I knew nothing, but that’s not true. My mother was a shaman.”

“A shaman?”

The Emperor frowned at the unexpected words.

“Yes, it’s a childhood memory, but that much is certain. Whether I inherited that blood or not, I’ve been seeing incomprehensible scenes in my dreams since I was young. It was foresight, rarely believed in the continent.”

All I could do now was to fabricate a situation to avoid this sudden moment.

“Dreams where the empire falls, followed by the continent, and devils reign. It was a scene I saw often. And in it, the only one who opposed the devils was Her Highness the Princess. Of course, it was an older Princess than now.”

I’m not sure if what I’m saying now will work. Even to me, it sounded a bit far-fetched.

To begin with, the empire doesn’t believe in shamans’ words. But I didn’t have much time to think. One second, two seconds. The Emperor and Sword Master would surely notice if I were racking my brains.

I’m just improvising based on the knowledge from the game I know and the experiences I’ve had in this world.

The only part I’m hopeful about is the correction given by the Stratagem traits I’ve acquired. I hope it helps.

“My life has flowed according to the blood my shaman mother passed down to me. She told me to go east, where I met an unnamed swordsman and learned the sword. She told me to go south, where I became a mercenary, then a knight, and came to the empire.”

“…”

What felt a bit strange as I was speaking was that neither the Emperor nor Rudehrn seemed to be listening to my words carelessly.

Some kind of certainty was taking root in their exchanged glances. I continued speaking.

“And I’ve only been protecting Her Highness the Princess following the occasional foresight I could see.”

It was after some time had passed that the Emperor opened his mouth.

“So the bloodline of Sagnat truly remained…”

Sagnat?

I was rather surprised by this unexpected name. That was the name of one of the founding Emperor’s confidants.

Not much was known to the public. He was just known as one of the confidants with excellent martial prowess.

As far as I knew, that family had continued its lineage in the empire until it was exterminated several decades ago. By the will of the current Emperor’s father.

A thought suddenly crossed my mind.

When I met the now-deceased Chief of Intelligence of the empire, he had asked if I wanted to know about my family. Did the empire know something?

“What do you mean by that?”

The Emperor, who had been looking at me with disbelieving eyes, spoke slowly with a calm face.

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